tophopper
The resident asshole
What do you consider your niche or specialty?
Where I currently work, Im known one of the removal guys. I get all the uglies no-one else will do or cannot do, because Im good at them and get them done safely. The other day my general foreman made a comment that he thinks I like the hazardous takedowns and sketchy ( half dead or dead) removals.
After some thought, I realized he was right. I do like the sketchy trees that scare the shit outta most people. Im not sure why, but I think they create a set of problem solving challenges most people just assume avoid. Its good in the sense that my crew knows, me as a foreman will not ask anything of anyone I would not do myself. And when something really ugly comes along, I will do the climbing, instead of delegating it out to someone on my crew. I do have an up and com'er on my crew but he has a way to go yet. I have to say, sometimes when I look at him, I see myself almost 2 decades ago. Somedays he frustrates the hell out of me, but many days he really impresses me. I'm sure someday soon he'll be where Im at and I will become expendable.
Anyway, whats your niche?
I know some guys are great pruners, some are great removal men, some are great operators, some are great groundies, and some are great sales / businessmen.
What do you excel at? What do you do that leaves others in your dust? Don't be modest!
Where I currently work, Im known one of the removal guys. I get all the uglies no-one else will do or cannot do, because Im good at them and get them done safely. The other day my general foreman made a comment that he thinks I like the hazardous takedowns and sketchy ( half dead or dead) removals.
After some thought, I realized he was right. I do like the sketchy trees that scare the shit outta most people. Im not sure why, but I think they create a set of problem solving challenges most people just assume avoid. Its good in the sense that my crew knows, me as a foreman will not ask anything of anyone I would not do myself. And when something really ugly comes along, I will do the climbing, instead of delegating it out to someone on my crew. I do have an up and com'er on my crew but he has a way to go yet. I have to say, sometimes when I look at him, I see myself almost 2 decades ago. Somedays he frustrates the hell out of me, but many days he really impresses me. I'm sure someday soon he'll be where Im at and I will become expendable.
Anyway, whats your niche?
I know some guys are great pruners, some are great removal men, some are great operators, some are great groundies, and some are great sales / businessmen.
What do you excel at? What do you do that leaves others in your dust? Don't be modest!